Noise and Stress in Primary and Secondary School Children: Noise Reduction and Increased Concentration Ability through a Short but Regular Exercise and Relaxation Program

Autor/inn/en	Norlander, Torsten; Moas, Leif; Archer, Trevor
Titel	Noise and Stress in Primary and Secondary School Children: Noise Reduction and Increased Concentration Ability through a Short but Regular Exercise and Relaxation Program
Quelle	In: School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 16 (2005) 1, S.91-99 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0924-3453
Schlagwörter	Students; Relaxation Training; Stress Management; Acoustics; Elementary Secondary Education; Children; Stress Variables; Attention Span; Foreign Countries; Exercise; Sweden + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Student; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Entspannungstraining; Stressmanagement; Stressbewältigung; Akustik; Child; Kind; Kinder; Ausland; Übung; Schweden
Abstract	The present study examined whether a short but regularly used program of relaxation, applied to Primary and Secondary school children, could (a) reduce noise levels (in decibels), (b) reduce pupils' experienced stress levels, and (c) increase the pupils' ability to concentrate, as measured by teachers' estimates. Noise levels in 5 classrooms (84 participants) were measured using sound monitors, before and after a 4-week long relaxation program, as well as when no relaxation training was provided. The results indicated that levels of noise were reduced significantly after the relaxation treatment. The results indicated no significant reduction of stress levels in the classes, but ability to concentrate increased among the pupils. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10